Two appear in court over alleged rape and abduction of Dutch tourist in Melbourne

Fri 12 Jul 2013, 8:16 PM AEST

Two people have appeared in court over the alleged abduction and repeated rape of a Dutch tourist in Melbourne.

Alfio Anthony Granata, 44, and Jennifer Mary Peaston, 32, are each charged with 179 offences, including detaining the woman against her will, multiple threats to kill, 62 counts of rape and 85 of assault.

Police allege the pair assaulted the woman with a range of items including a meat tenderiser, a wooden dough-roller, a vacuum cleaner and a jet lighter.

The accused, facing court in separate hearings, were also charged with imprisoning their victim and holding her hostage at a Preston property over a period of two months late last year.

The court heard it took police more than six months to sift through more than 450 hours of video footage in connection with the disturbing case.

The pair also face charges relating to the possession and trafficking of drugs.

Granata's lawyer complained of the lengthy process that had left his client anxiously waiting in custody.